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Want to get a good drop on the Amiibo madness when they arrive later this year? Then you better get on it! Stores like Best Buy and Amazon have already opened the pre-order floodgates so you can guarantee youself a nice collection at launch. Each Amiibo will cost $13 and the starting lineup includes Peach, Donkey Kong, Fox, Kirby, Link, Mario, Marth, Pikachu, Samus, Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, and Yoshi. In case you'...

Super Smash Bros. is out now in Japan and the masses took over the stores. The line in the video below looks like a November Black Friday crowd, but this is all for one 3DS game in September. Out here in North America, all we can do is look on in awe as we wait for our turn on October 3. There's no doubt that if you have a 3DS, you need to own this game, and it should also help hardware numbers push past the 50 millio...

Congratulations Samantha, you are our newest winner! For this contest, we had you guys tell us what your favorite Final Fantasy music was for a chance to win the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call treasure pack, which includes a copy of the game and a baby Chocobo vinyl decal. From the four entries we received, Samantha's name was picked at random. We will share what all of you wrote on the September podcas...

It's upgrade time again! Next year Nintendo plans to release a new 3DS model, in fact, that is what it's called. New 3DS and New 3DS XL. This will be the fourth version of the handheld to join the 3DS family, and there are some good reasons to upgrade. First off there is a new control nub above the face buttons on the right side that will allow for better and more control, like changing the camera angle. The top screen has ...

It what appears to be a major info leak, Several more characters from Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U have been revealed before Nintendo had the chance to do it themselves. The Duck Hunt Dog, Bowser Jr., Shulk, Ganondorf, Dark Pit, Dr. Mario, and Ness have been shown on the character select screen and in action in a few leaked videos. Not only that, it seems there will also be more characters available via DLC, those...

Do you like simulation games? How about RPG's? LEVEL 5 has the game for you! Starting this October, Fantasy Life is going to give you an Animal Crossing type experience for the 3DS with deep RPG gameplay to add to the fun. But that's not all. This title is going to go all out when it comes to online features that we rarely see on the 3DS. You can connect with up to 3 friends who are playing at the same time to exchan...

If you need a little help on what to look forward to, look no further that the list Famitsu recently posted. They put together 30 titles that will be arriving some time between now and early next year, and 9 of those titles can be found on either the Wii U and 3DS. The top 5 alone has three Nintendo titles in it so we should be enjoying some top tier quality games on Nintendo platforms really soon. How many of the follo...

Attention all Final Fantasy fans! We have the contest for you! Starting today until August 31, send an email to gamer@ninfest.com letting us know what your favorite Final Fantasy music is. We'll share all of your entries on the September podcast. From all entries we will pick one lucky winner at random to win a brand new copy of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call for the 3DS and a baby Choc...

This game delivers a very unique experience that just surprises when he/she is done playing. This game was co-developed by none other than Tecmo Koei and Nintendo. The game is about helping a trapped girl Maya escape from the curse. The game toys with...

With all the talk of third party developers leaving Nintendo in the dust, we forget that isn't the tale for all. Sega has been a big supporter of Nintendo platforms since they gave up the hardware business, and have had great success in doing so. In fact, according to Sega, they expect to make the most money from their games on the 3DS than any other platform. By the end of this fiscal year, Sega expects to release 13 SKUs...